Week 2

Question 1

What does the respiratory system do and what are the main structures in it?

Answer 1

The respiratory system supplies forces of air used to sustain sound

The main structures of the respiratory system are the lungs and trachea

Question 2

What is a breath group?

Answer 2

The sounds produced in a single expiration

Question 3

What does the laryngeal system do?

Answer 3

Creates vibrations through the vocal folds

The main structures are the larynx and the vocal folds

Question 4

What does the supralaryngeal system do?

Answer 4

Uses vibrations to create sound

There are three different cavities: nasal, oral, pharyngeal
The articulators include the hard palate, the soft palate, the teeth, the tongue, and the lips

Question 5

What are some technologies that were discussed in class?

Answer 5

X-ray, MRI, ultrasound

Electropalatography: sensors used to observe where the tongue is moving on the roof of the mouth

Fiberoptic endoscopy: A small camera goes through the nose to observe vocal folds

Acoustic analysis: Measurement of sound energy that can be illustrated using spectrograms

Question 6

What part of the tongue makes up the main bulk and helps with vowel articulation?

Answer 6

The body

Question 7

What part of the tongue makes up 50% of consonant contacts

Answer 7

The tip

Question 8

What part of the tongue makes back sounds?

Answer 8

The dorsum

Question 9

What part of the tongue forms the front wall of the pharynx and makes low back vowels?

Answer 9

The root

Question 10

What part of the tongue makes fewer sounds?

Answer 10

The blade